Sini Tang, a Chinese traditional prescription containing three herbs, has been widely used for Yang-deficiency. Recent clinical studies have shown that Sini Tang could treat and improve depression symptoms, but the mechanisms underlying the antidepressant effect of Sini Tang remains unknown. In rats with chronic unpredictable stress (CUS), we examined the effects of Sini Tang on sucrose prefere...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Hyperuricemia is an independent risk factor for chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease. Here, we examined the combined protective effects of Chinese herbal formula Si-Wu-Tang and Er-Miao-San on hyperuricemia and renal impairment in rats. METHODS Rats were randomly divided into normal rats, hyperuricemic rats, and hyperuricemic rats orally administrated with benzbrom...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE The herbal formulation, Gamiseunggal-Tang (G-Tang) has long been used for various allergic diseases. The mechanism of its action is largely unknown. We carried out this study to determine the effect of G-Tang on the mast cell-mediated anaphylactic reactions in vivo and in vitro murine models. METHODS In this study, the effects of G-Tang on the mast cell-mediated anaphyl...

Water quality degradation in river systems has caused great concerns all over the world. Identifying the spatial distribution and sources of water pollutants is the very first step for efficient water quality management. A set of water samples collected bimonthly at 12 monitoring sites in 2009 and 2010 were analyzed to determine the spatial distribution of critical parameters and to apportion t...

Measuring total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) is important in managing heavy polluted urban waters in China. This study uses high spatial resolution IKONOS imagery with four multispectral bands, which roughly correspond to Landsat/TM bands 1–4, to determine TN and TP in small urban rivers and lakes in China. By using Lake Cihu and the lower reaches of Wen-Rui Tang (WRT) River as examp...

Angiogenesis in cholangiocellular carcinoma (CCC) has rarely been investigated. The aim of this study was to determine the angiogenesis status of CCC and assess its relationship with angiogenic factors and clinicopathological characteristics. We examined 33 surgically resected CCC specimens. Tumor angiogenesis was assessed by microvessel density (MVD) using the anti-CD34 antibody, and the expre...

AIM To study the effect of Huangqi Jianzhong Tang in reducing fatigue improvement in athletes. METHODS Twelve athletes were randomly separated into a control group, whose members were administered with placebos, and the experimental group, whose members were administered with Huangqi Jianzhong Tang. During the eight weeks of the experiment, test subjects continued exercise as usual. Prelimina...

Objective: Explore the changes of Th1/Th2 cytokines with the treatment of Huang-Qin-Tang in dampheat type ulcerative colitis rat. Methods: A total of 90 SD rats were randomly divided into blank group, model group and Huang-QinTang group. Blank group were not given any drug intervention, while Huang-Qin-Tang group and model group were given high-fat high-sugar diet and trinitro-benzene-sulfonic ...